New Round of Patch 4.0.3a Bugfixes Now Live!

In case you were wondering what your Launcher might have been downloading, Blizzard has released a new round of bugfixes for patch 4.0.3a to fix a few pressing issues. The most notable change include fixes to the requirements for Ashenvale Quests and Un'Goro Crater Quests so that they can actually be completed by both factions - future Loremasters rejoice! Other important changes include a nerf to the Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat obtainable from the new cooking daily reward bag - sorry twinks, the +40 Stamina / +40 Spirit has been drastically reduced to a +3 Stamina / +3 Spirit bonus. And speaking of fish - players will no longer be able to catch Cataclysm fish until they actually have Cataclysm.

Check out all of the detailed changes (including some important class changes!) below!

Players can no longer skin Crushcog Sentry-Bots or Crushcog Battle Suits in Dun Morogh... because they don’t have skin.

The grace time for players who have disconnected from a Battleground has been increased to three minutes before being issued the Deserter debuff.

Stats on the Weather-Beaten Fishing Hat have been reduced, as it can currently be equipped by players of all levels.

Crafty players again found a way to catch Cataclysm fish. Crafty designers have made this impossible without a Cataclysm key attached to a player’s account.

Revitalizing Sandals now have an enchantment of +1 Intellect.

Ravenous Jaws off the coast of Icecrown grew strangely large and have been returned to their normal size.

Players who die within Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom are no longer granted a Spectral Gryphon mount while in spirit form.

Hunter pets that changed pet families prior to patch 4.0.3 will no longer retain their previous talents on top of the new Cataclysm pet talents. Hunters will have to untalent their pets to pick up this correction.

Smite's scaling coefficient has been increased. The damage of Smite is now very similar to Heal in value. This change has been made to ensure the Archangel Discipline sub-specialization remains viable.

The presence of the Word of Glory effect from the paladin talent Guarded by the Light will no longer prevent casting or get overwritten by Power Word: Shield.

Killing priests with the Spirit of Redemption talent now correctly awards Honor, killing blows and Honorable Kills. Also, abilities that proc off of killing blows like Victory Rush are now proccing properly when a priest is talented into Spirit of Redemption.

Quests

The Horde version of the Ashenvale Quests achievement now requires 62 Ashenvale quests completed, down from 80.

The Alliance version of the Un’Goro Crater Quests achievement now requires 40 Un’Goro Crater quests completed, down from 45.

All non-elite NPCs in Mord'rethar: The Death Gate, Icecrown now respawn more slowly. In addition, Undying Minions no longer award experience.

Blackfathom Tide Priestesses required for the quest "Deep Despair" in Ashenvale now respawn more quickly.

Razgar’s Fillet Knife and Drowned Thunder Lizard Tail are now removed from a player’s inventory upon completing the quest “A Golden Opportunity” in Orgrimmar.

The Alliance shaman quest “Blessing of the Elements” in Stormwind was not providing rewards for all talent specializations. It now rewards either an Agility-based axe for Enhancement shaman, or an Intellect-based axe for Restoration/Elemental shaman.

Writings of the Dark Herald will now drop from Telarius Voidstrider in Darkshore for all players in a party.

Dead Alliance players are no longer able to die in spirit form while on the quest "Bael'dun Rescue" in Southern Barrens.

Scourge Disguise is now removed as soon as a player leaves Zul'Drak.

Pylons in Un’Goro Crater no longer play a sound effect when interacting with them to complete the associated quests. This is a temporary fix to address an issue with the audio continually playing until logout after completing the quest "The Northern Pylon".

Teegan Holloway for the quest “The Looting of Althalaxx” in Darkshore has had his respawn time decreased.

Warlord Thresh'jin for the quest "Out of the Ziggurat" in Eastern Plaguelands can now be looted by all players in a party.